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Study NCT ID:
NCT01804192
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2013-03-05
First Post:
2013-02-11
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Is Acupoints Sensation Necessary for Acu-TENS to Elicit Physiological Changes in Healthy Subjects?
Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Is Acupoints Sensation Necessary for Acu-TENS to Elicit Physiological Changes in Healthy Subjects?
Status:
UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date:
2013-03
Last Known Status:
RECRUITING
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
Acu-TENS
Brief Summary:
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners believe that health can be maintained if the body has a balanced ying-yang or the qi flows in correct strength and quality along the meridians.Stimulation of the acupoints such as by acupuncture can awaken and modulate qi in the channels and is able to regulate and restore yin-yang balance.However, there are some drawbacks associated with acupuncture which may limit its applications. These include transmission of infectious disease, pneumothorax and other problems associated with organ punctures, cardiac tamponade, and broken needles with remnants migrating to other locations.Studies have shown that when TENS is applied over acupoints (Acu-TENS), it is effective in reducing dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,facilitate early haemodynamic recovery after open-heart surgery,relieve labor pain,increase in blood β-endorphin level,reduce blood pressure changes in normal healthy subjects and decrease airway resistance.Despite these promising results, how Acu-TENS works still remain unclear.This study aimed to investigate the effects of Acu-TENS over Hegu (LI4) and Quichi (LI4) on the autonomic nervous system activities and to investigate whether the subject could experience distinct sensation as deqi.
Detailed Description:
Eligibility criteria: Normal healthy subjects who were naïve to Acu-TENS and able to read Chinese.
Outcome Measures: Heart rate, Mean arterial blood pressure, Heart rate variability
Outcome Measures: Heart rate, Mean arterial blood pressure, Heart rate variability
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: